English Dictionary: Syringa | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Syringa | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syringa \Sy*rin"ga\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. {Syringe}.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants; the lilac. (b) The mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems were formerly used as pipestems. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syringin \Sy*rin"gin\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark of the lilac ({Syringa}) and extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called also {lilacin}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Syringa, VA Zip code(s): 23169 |